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Guinea

11.0N 10.0W · 25 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM FRANCE · 2 OCTOBER 1958
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1984 – present · Coups, Civilian Rule and Bauxite
5 EVENTS
3 April 1984 · Lansana Conté seizes power 2 REFS
December 2008 · Camara's coup after Conté's death 2 REFS
1958 – 1984 · The 'Non' of 1958 and the Sékou Touré Years
4 EVENTS
28 September 1958 · Guinea votes 'Non' 3 REFS
2 October 1958 · Independence proclaimed 2 REFS
1891 – 1958 · French Guinea
4 EVENTS
1884 · Founding of Conakry 2 REFS
c. 1947 · Rise of the Parti Démocratique de Guinée 2 REFS
1878 – 1898 · Samori Touré and the Resistance to France
5 EVENTS
1878 · Samori proclaims the Wassoulou Empire 2 REFS
1881 · Capture of Kankan 2 REFS
1725 – 19th century · The Imamate of Futa Jallon
3 EVENTS
c. 1725 · Fulani jihad founds the Imamate of Futa Jallon 3 REFS
c. 1751 · Ibrahima Sori succeeds Karamokho Alfa 2 REFS
c. 13th–16th century CE · The Mande Heartland and the Sahelian Empires
4 EVENTS
c. 1235 · Foundation of the Mali Empire on the upper Niger 3 REFS
1324 · Mansa Musa's pilgrimage makes Mali's gold legendary 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Conakry
Population
12 m
Area
245,857 km²
Region
Western Africa
Languages
French
Currency
Guinean franc (Fr)
Demonym
Guinean
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$28 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$1,877’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
7.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.5%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
103.7%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
15 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
60.9 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
38.5%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
4.1’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
39.6%’18 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
35.7’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
48.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
34.1’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
40.8’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
37.2’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
24.1’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
3.7%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.21’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
92.1’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
60.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
39.6%’18 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
1.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
100.5%’20 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
38.6%’14 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
10.9%’14 WB-UNESCO

Technology

Internet users
33.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
98’23 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
0.9%’16 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
245,720 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
24.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
73.2%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.4’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
66.6%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
4.5%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
4.5%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
53.8%’24 WB-WDI
Bauxite
150 Mt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
2.1%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$562 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
13,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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